Sens blank Leafs

Apr 13, 2014 - 5:19 AM

Ottawa, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Craig Anderson stopped 28 shots for his
fourth shutout of the season, helping the Ottawa Senators to a 1-0 victory
over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The loss finished off a disappointing end to the season for Toronto, as the
team went 2-12-0 over its final 14 games to finish with a mark of 38-36-8,
missing the playoffs for the eighth time in the past nine campaigns. Toronto
had been in second place in the Atlantic Division on March 13 prior to the
collapse.

"It's terribly disappointing and emotional," said Maple Leafs head coach
Randy Carlyle. "It's almost like you get in a state of depression because it's
such a negative in your life. We're embarrassed about the way things unraveled
for our hockey club."

Toronto has already made a big change, naming Brendan Shanahan as the new team
president on Friday. The Hall of Famer had been serving as the director of
player safety since June 1, 2011.

James Reimer turned aside 36-of-37 shots in the loss.

Jason Spezza had the only goal of the game for the Senators, who are riding a
season-high five-game winning streak and close off their campaign in
Pittsburgh on Sunday.

"We're playing games that don't mean much in the standings as far as getting
us into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which is what it's all about," said Ottawa
head coach Paul MacLean. "But at the same time, finishing our home schedule
like we are is way better."

The only goal of this game came at 7:35 of the second period on the power
play, as Spezza blasted a one-timer from the left circle in off the right post
for his 23rd goal of the season.

Anderson made 19 saves through the first two period, then polished off the
shutout in the final period with nine stops, helping the Senators kill off two
penalties, including 23 seconds of a 5-on-3.

Game Notes

Anderson has 26 shutouts in his career ... Toronto was 14-20-7 on the road
this season ... The Senators went 18-17-6 in front of the home crowd ... The
Maple Leafs had won the previous three games against the Senators this season,
and six straight overall.